Full Name:
Gus R. Blackwell
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Joanna; 3 Children: Corissa, Carson, Caleb
Birth Date:
11/04/1955
Birth Place:
Wichita, KS
Home City:
Laverne, OK
Religion:
Southern Baptist
MBA, Southwestern Oklahoma State University, 1998
BBA, Oklahoma Panhandle State University, 1991
MDiv, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, 1981
BA, Oklahoma Baptist University, 1976
Former Majority Whip, Oklahoma State House of Representatives, present
Representative, Oklahoma State House of Representatives, 2002-2014
Precinct Chairman, 1998-2000
Former Member, Appropriations and Budget Committee, Oklahoma State House of Representatives
Former Member, Judiciary Committee, Oklahoma State House of Representatives
Former Chair, Judiciary Subcommittee, Oklahoma State House of Representatives
Former Member, Long-term Care and Senior Services Committee, Oklahoma State House of Representatives
Campus Minister, Baptist Collegiate Ministries
Minister, Oklahoma Baptist General Convention
Adjunct Professor, Oklahoma Baptist University
Adjunct Professor, Oklahoma Panhandle State University
Adjunct Professor, Sayre Junior College
Baptist Student Union Director, Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma, 1983-2002
Owner, Kids Corner Childcare, 1993-1998
Member, American Legislative Exchange Council, 2002-present
Member, National Conference of Legislators, 2002-present
Member, Oklahoma Baptist General Convention
Member, Camp Gibson Committee, 1994-2002
Secretary, Panhandle Baptist Association, 1998-2002